git-diff-files(1)
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-v0.1, May 2005
NAME
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-git-diff-files - Compares files in the working tree and the cache
+git-diff-files - Compares files in the working tree and the index
SYNOPSIS
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-'git-diff-files' [-p] [-q] [-r] [-z] [<pattern>...]
+'git diff-files' [-q] [-0|-1|-2|-3|-c|--cc] [<common diff options>] [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION
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-Compares the files in the working tree and the cache. When paths
+Compares the files in the working tree and the index. When paths
are specified, compares only those named paths. Otherwise all
-entries in the cache are compared. The output format is the
-same as "git-diff-cache" and "git-diff-tree".
+entries in the index are compared. The output format is the
+same as for 'git diff-index' and 'git diff-tree'.
OPTIONS
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--p::
- generate patch (see section on generating patches).
+include::diff-options.txt[]
+
+-1 --base::
+-2 --ours::
+-3 --theirs::
+-0::
+ Diff against the "base" version, "our branch" or "their
+ branch" respectively. With these options, diffs for
+ merged entries are not shown.
++
+The default is to diff against our branch (-2) and the
+cleanly resolved paths. The option -0 can be given to
+omit diff output for unmerged entries and just show "Unmerged".
+
+-c::
+--cc::
+ This compares stage 2 (our branch), stage 3 (their
+ branch) and the working tree file and outputs a combined
+ diff, similar to the way 'diff-tree' shows a merge
+ commit with these flags.
-q::
- Remain silent even on nonexisting files
+ Remain silent even on nonexistent files
--r::
- This flag does not mean anything. It is there only to match
- git-diff-tree. Unlike git-diff-tree, git-diff-files always looks
- at all the subdirectories.
-
-Output format
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include::diff-format.txt[]
GIT
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-Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
-
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite